Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.
If you invest in beef stock and chicken stock and vegetable stock, could you become a "bouillonaire" (bouillon + billionaire)? "I bought apple stocks early.......also beef stocks,…
If you invest in beef stock and chicken stock and vegetable stock, could you become a "bouillonaire" (bouillon + billionaire)? "I bought apple stocks early.......also beef stocks,…
The 2020 COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in many requirements to wear face masks. The junk drawer in people's kitchens became a mask drawer. "We have moved on from having a junk…
The 2020 COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in many requirements to wear face masks. The glove box in people's cars became a mask box. "Not yet but my vehicle glove box is now a…
People tend to exaggerate when talking about hyperbole. "Hyperbole is the worst thing in the universe" was posted on Twitter by Yeah Clarko on February 23, 2008. "Hyperbole is the…
People tend to exaggerate when talking about hyperbole. "Hyperbole is the worst thing in the universe" was posted on Twitter by Yeah Clarko on February 23, 2008. "Hyperbole is the…
People tend to exaggerate when talking about hyperbole. "Hyperbole is the worst thing in the universe" was posted on Twitter by Yeah Clarko on February 23, 2008. "Hyperbole is the…
The term "Third World" refers to the economy of countries and was coined in the 1950s. The term "First World" doesn't refer to the planet Mercury and the term "Third…
"I really think it's time to take the warning labels off of everything and let stupidity work itself out of the gene pool" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images.…
A "Texcation" (Texas + vacation) can be taken by anyone -- even those living in Texas. Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area (after Alaska) and population (after…
The 2020 COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in in travel restrictions and home quarantines. Many people did not travel anywhere. "Some cool photos of all the places i visited in…
"My favorite way to online shop is just yelling out exactly what I’m looking for until an ad for it pops up on my feed" was posted on Twitter by Janet Forklift on October 4, 2020. The…
"Thyme Square" is a pun on New York City's "Times Square." The Thyme Square Bakery & Cafe in Quincy (IL) opened in 2010. There is also a Thyme Square Cafe in Hornsby,…
"The economy is so bad that CEOs are now playing miniature golf" is a jocular saying that has been printed on several images. A stereotype is that the chief executive officers of…
Some Montessori school jokes involve a dinosaur called the "Montessaurus." "My friends want to send their kid to a Montessaurus school. Hey, the more children know about dinosaurs,…
Some Montessori school jokes involve a dinosaur called the "Montessaurus." "My friends want to send their kid to a Montessaurus school. Hey, the more children know about dinosaurs,…
"Thyme Square" is a pun on New York City's "Times Square." The Thyme Square Bakery & Cafe in Quincy (IL) opened in 2010. There is also a Thyme Square Cafe in Hornsby,…
Irish coffee (hot coffee with Irish whiskey) has been a popular drink since the 1950s. Vodka Red Bull is another caffeine and alcohol combination that became popular in the 2000s, about fifty years…
Irish coffee (hot coffee with Irish whiskey) has been a popular drink since the 1950s. Vodka Red Bull is another caffeine and alcohol combination that became popular in the 2000s, about fifty years…
"Thyme Square" is a pun on New York City's "Times Square." The Thyme Square Bakery & Cafe in Quincy (IL) opened in 2010. There is also a Thyme Square Cafe in Hornsby,…